Mark Municipality

Mark Municipality (Marks kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Kinna. The municipality wis creatit wi the municipal reform o 1971 bi the amalgamation o aicht previous entities. Maist o them haed themselves been formit bi the 1952 municipal reform. The number o oreeginal (as o 1863) entities is 19. The name o the municipality stems frae an auld hunder which haed approximately the same aurie. Coat o airms The coat o airms wis creatit an granted wi the municipality in the 1970s. The circles come frae the 16t century insignia o Mark Hunder. The grain signif Sister ceties Mark Municipality haes three sister ceeties. They hae been focusin on touns or municipalities that haes a significant textile industry an aw. Szamotuły in Poland (syne 1988). Spairkit acause o the awakened awareness o nuclear pouer in Szamotuły, who wantit contacts wi Swadish ceeties acause o Swaden's ongoin nuclear debates. Apolda in eastren Germany (circa 1994/1995) Ontinyent in Spain (syne 2003) References Freemit airtins Mark Municipality Archived 2009-01-17 at the Wayback Machine - Offeecial steid